Male Underwear Garment with Protective Flap

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a male underwear garment with an attached protective fabric attachment. The fabric attachment can be integrated to the inner lining of a male underwear garment during manufacturing and functions as a barrier between the male reproductive organ of the wearer and clothing during and after urinating. The attachment prevents urine droplets from staining clothing during and after male urination. The attachment can be stitched into the underwear liner and can be pulled out (i.e. deployed) to cover a front portion of clothing to prevent urine droplets from staining the clothing.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S.Provisional Application No. 63/149,445, which was filed on Feb. 15, 2021and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to an article of clothing. Morespecifically, the present invention relates to a fabric attachmentintegrated with underwear for use by men and boys, and to protect thepants/shorts of users against urine droplets and stains during and afterurination. A fabric flap or liner can be sewn into the material of maleunderwear, which can be pulled outwards (i.e. deployed) from the top ofthe underwear prior to using the bathroom (i.e. urinating). In thismanner, the uniquely designed underwear for men and boys prevents urinedroplets or water splash from staining clothing during and after maleurination. The underwear garment provides maximum protection againsturine drip marks on the frontal area of jeans, slacks and any other typeof pants or shorts, and thereby prevents embarrassment to the user.Accordingly, the present disclosure makes specific reference thereto.Nonetheless, it is to be appreciated that aspects of the presentinvention are also equally applicable to other like applications,devices and methods of manufacture.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

By way of background, underwear for males has been a typical article ofclothing worn as an inner layer between a wearer's body and an outerlayer of clothing. Underwear further typically covers the body startingat the waist and extending downwards along the body to cover each leg toa mid-thigh region or thereabouts. When a male goes to the bathroom tourinate, the male is typically required to lower his underwear tourinate into the urinal. During and after urination, drips of urine canget on the outer parts of the pants. As such, urine that drips on theouter side of the pants can be easily visible to others, which createsan embarrassing situation for men. Additionally, it may take time forthe urine droplets to dry on a pant surface, thereby embarrassing thewearer for a substantial period of time.

Additionally, while using a urinal the backsplash of the urinal can alsocreate stains on the clothes worn by the user, and may cause the clothesto become wet and dirty. In such scenarios, the individual is oftentimesrequired to change his clothes. However, in situations where theindividual is using a public urinal, if the individual's clothes becomewet or dirty due to backsplash from the urinal, the individual may beunable to change his clothes, which causes further embarrassment.

In an effort to prevent the soiling of clothes during urination, theindividual may resort to bringing a hand towel into the restroom.However, carrying hand towels and placing a hand towel over the pants toprevent the pants from becoming stained with urine while urinating canbe difficult for the user. Also, many individuals may not be comfortableholding a towel while urinating, and other individuals may be reluctantto carry a hand towel for such purposes, as it may not fit into theirpant pockets and/or may require the individual to carry a separatebag/pouch to store the hand towel.

Therefore, there exists a long felt need in the art for an improvedundergarment that prevents urine from dripping over and onto an outersurface of a pair of pants/shorts while urinating in bathrooms. There isalso a long felt need in the art for an improved underwear garment formales that prevents any embarrassment due to stains of urine that occurwhile urinating. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art foruniquely-designed underwear that eliminates the need to carry handtowels to cover pants while urinating. Moreover, there is a long feltneed in the art for underwear that prevents the clothes of the wearerfrom getting wet and dirty due to backsplash from urinals, and thereforeprevents the users from having to change clothes after urinating.Furthermore, there is a long felt need in the art for an underweargarment that ensures males can urinate worry-free, without the concernof stains due to dripping urine on an outer surface of pants or due tostains from urinal backsplash. Finally, there is a long felt need in theart for novel underwear that maximizes protection against urine dripmarks on the lower or frontal area of j eans, slacks, shorts and othertypes of clothing articles.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodimentthereof, comprises an improved underwear garment. The device iscomprised of a male underwear garment with a protective fabric flapwhich prevents urine droplets from staining clothing during and afterurination. More specifically, the underwear garment includes a waistbandto enable encircling of a waist, a left panel configured for encirclingthe left thigh, and a right panel configured for encircling the rightthigh. A generally rectangular protective fabric flap is also sewn alongan edge to the inner lining of the waistband, such that the flapsuspends inside the underwear to cover the male reproductive organ, apart of the front portion of the left panel and a part of front portionof the right panel when the underwear is worn by a male. The suspendedflap can then be pulled out and deployed over the waistband to cover afront portion of underwear or clothing during urination, therebyallowing urine droplets to fall on the deployed flap and preventingclothing from staining.

In this manner, the novel underwear garment of the present inventionaccomplishes all of the forgoing objectives, and provides a relativelysafe, easy and convenient solution to protect the lower and frontal areaof jeans, slacks and any other type of pants or shorts from beingstained from urine dripping during urination. The improved underweargarment of the present invention also prevents the clothes from becomingwet and dirty due to backsplash from urinals. Additionally, the novelunderwear of the present invention is user-friendly, as it iscomfortable to wear and enables the users to easily use the inner fabricflap before and during use of a bathroom. As such, the inner fabric flapof the underwear, when pulled outwards while using the bathroom, acts asa barrier between a urinal and the outer surface of pants or othersimilar clothes in order to protect the outer pant surface frominadvertent stains or from getting wet from splash back (i.e.backsplash), and therefore prevents the wearer from embarrassment due tourine or water stains.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basicunderstanding of some aspects of the disclosed innovation. This summaryis not an extensive overview, and it is not intended to identifykey/critical elements or to delineate the scope thereof. Its solepurpose is to present some general concepts in a simplified form as aprelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one embodimentthereof, comprises an improved undergarment in the form of a maleunderwear garment with a protective fabric flap. The underwear garmentwith a protective fabric flap is configured for preventing urinedroplets from staining clothing during and after urination. Theunderwear garment further comprises: a waistband defined by a generallyannular shape and is configured to enable encircling of a waist; a leftpanel configured for encircling the left thigh; a right panel configuredfor the encircling right thigh; and a generally rectangular protectivefabric flap sewn along an edge to the inner lining of the waistband,such that the flap suspends inside the underwear to cover the malereproductive organ, a part of the front portion of the left panel and apart of the front portion of the right panel when the underwear is wornby a male. The suspended flap is configured to be pulled out anddeployed over the waistband to cover a front portion of underwear and/ora front portion of on outer layer of clothing during and immediatelyafter urination, thereby allowing urine droplets to fall on the pulledout flap and thereby prohibiting droplets from staining the outer layerof clothing.

In yet a further embodiment of the present invention, a generallyrectangular or square protective fabric attachment for an underweargarment is disclosed. The protective fabric attachment is a planarfabric and is sewn along a waistband of a male underwear garment suchthat the attachment suspends inside the underwear from the waistline tocover the male reproductive organ of the wearer. The suspendedattachment or flap is pulled out along the sewn edge over the waistbandto cover the front portions of the underwear and/or outer layer ofclothing worn by the wearer during urination, thereby allowing the urinedrops to fall on the fabric attachment. After use, the fabric attachmentcan be pulled back in to suspend again inside the underwear garment(i.e. pair of underwear) along the sewn edge. It is to be appreciatedthat the fabric attachment is reusable for an unlimited number of usesand is manufactured to last as long as the underwear garment.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, a fabric flap sewn toinner lining of waistband of a male underwear is disclosed. The fabricflap is configured to function as a barrier between the malereproductive organ and clothing while and immediately after urinating.The fabric flap includes a generally rectangular planar fabric panelsewn along an edge to a lining of a waistband of a male underweargarment which is designed to suspend inside the underwear to cover themale reproductive organ. During use, the flap is pulled outward anddeployed from the top of the waistline to function as a barrier betweenthe male reproductive organ and the user's clothing such that itprevents urine droplets from staining clothing during and after maleurination. It is to be appreciated that the flap protects a wearer fromurine droplets on clothing when the wearer returns the male reproductionorgan to inside the underwear garment upon completing urination.

In yet a further embodiment of the present invention, the flap can bereplaced easily and does not restrict the elasticity of the underwear.The flap allows the male reproductive organ to be suspended naturallyand does not limit or restrict freedom of movement of the wearer's legsor trunk. The flap and the male underwear garment with the integratedflap are relatively simple in construction and inexpensive tomanufacture.

In yet a further embodiment of the present invention, a material of thefabric attachment includes at least one material selected from the groupconsisting of: polyester, nylon, cotton, spandex, rubber, polyurethaneand a synthetic or natural material (i.e. bamboo).

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, certainillustrative aspects of the disclosed innovation are described herein inconnection with the following description and the annexed drawings.These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the various waysin which the principles disclosed herein can be employed and areintended to include all such aspects and their equivalents. Otheradvantages and novel features will become apparent from the followingdetailed description when considered in conjunction with the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The description refers to provided drawings in which similar referencecharacters refer to similar parts throughout the different views, and inwhich:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of one potential embodiment of theunderwear garment with sewn fabric flap of the present invention inaccordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 2 illustrates a plan view of the fabric flap of one potentialembodiment of the underwear garment of the present invention inaccordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 3A illustrates an enlarged view showing the stitching of the fabricflap to the inner lining of the underwear of one potential embodiment ofthe underwear garment in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 3B illustrates a top perspective view of the fabric flap positionedinside the underwear garment of one potential embodiment of theunderwear garment in accordance with the disclosed architecture;

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view showing steps of pulling thefabric flap of the present invention out of the underwear garment foruse in accordance with the disclosed architecture; and

FIG. 5 illustrates one potential embodiment of the underwear garmentwith sewn fabric flap in a folded out position of the present inventionwhen worn by a user in accordance with the disclosed architecture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The innovation is now described with reference to the drawings, whereinlike reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout.In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerousspecific details are set forth in order to provide a thoroughunderstanding thereof. It may be evident, however, that the innovationcan be practiced without these specific details. In other instances,well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form inorder to facilitate a description thereof. Various embodiments arediscussed hereinafter. It should be noted that the figures are describedonly to facilitate the description of the embodiments. They are notintended as an exhaustive description of the invention and do not limitthe scope of the invention. Additionally, an illustrated embodiment neednot have all the aspects or advantages shown. Thus, in otherembodiments, any of the features described herein from differentembodiments may be combined.

As noted above, there exists a long felt need in the art for an improvedundergarment that prevents urine from dripping over and onto an outersurface of pants/shorts while urinating in bathrooms. There is also along felt need in the art for an improved underwear garment for malesthat prevents any embarrassment due to stains of dripping urine whileurinating. Additionally, there is a long felt need in the art foruniquely designed underwear that eliminates the need to carry handtowels to cover pants while urinating, and also prevents the clothes ofthe wearer from getting wet and dirty due to backsplash from urinalswhich prevents the wearer from changing clothes after urinating.Further, there is a long felt need in the art for an underwear garmentthat obviates the need for individuals to carry clothes to public placesto change after experiencing backsplash from urinals on their clothes.In addition, there is a long felt need in the art for an underweargarment that ensures males can urinate worry-free without concern ofstains due to the dripping of urine on an outer surface of pants/shortsor stains due to water or urine backsplash from urinals. Finally, thereis a long felt need in the art for novel underwear garment thatmaximizes protection against urine drip marks on the lower or frontalarea of jeans, slacks, shorts and other types of clothing.

The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, is comprised of animproved underwear garment. The underwear garment is preferably designedfor males and is comprised of a novel generally rectangular or squareprotective fabric attachment. The protective fabric attachment is aplanar fabric and is sewn along a waistband of the underwear garmentsuch that the attachment suspends inside the underwear from thewaistline to cover the male reproductive organ of the wearer. Thesuspended attachment or flap can then be pulled out along the sewn edgeover the waistband to cover the front portions of the underwear and/orouter layer of clothing worn by the wearer during urination, therebyallowing the urine drops to fall on the fabric attachment instead of thesurface of the pants/shorts. After use, the fabric attachment can bepulled back in to and once again suspend inside the underwear garment(i.e. pair of underwear) along the sewn edge. It is to be appreciatedthat the fabric attachment is reusable for an unlimited number of usesand is manufactured to last at least as long as the underwear garment.

Referring initially to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a perspectiveview of one potential embodiment of an improved underwear garment 100 ofthe present invention in accordance with the disclosed architecture. Theunderwear garment 100 is comprised of a sewn fabric flap 106 that isgenerally rectangular, square or semi-circular and is sewn to theinterior surface of waistband 104 of the underwear 102. The fabric flap106 is stitched 108 into the underwear inner liner 1040 of the waistband104. The underwear garment 100 also includes a left panel 1020 forencircling the left thigh of a wearer and a right panel 1022 forencircling the right thigh of a wearer.

The fabric flap 106 is positioned inside the underwear 102 such that itcovers the penis or male reproductive organ of the male wearing theunderwear 102. Further, all sides of the fabric flap 106, except theside which is sewn to the inner liner 1040, are unattached which enablesthe fabric flap 106 to be easily pulled outwards and deployed over thewaistband 104. Accordingly, the fabric flap 106 is used for protectionagainst urine drip marks on the lower and frontal areas of jeans,slacks, shorts and other types of clothing articles when deployed.During and after urination, the flap 106 is positioned behind and belowthe penis. Therefore, during and after urination drops of urine areabsorbed, deflected and/or collected by the flap 106 to prevent samefrom staining the outer parts of the clothing article (e.g.pants/shorts) being worn by the wearer. The flap 106, when pulledoutwards and deployed thereby, acts as a barrier between the outersurface of the clothing article and urinals, and prevents urine dropsand urinal backsplash from falling on the outer surface in and aroundthe frontal area of the clothing article being worn. Once the user hasurinated or used the bathroom, the penis is maneuvered back inside theunderwear 100, the fabric flap 106 is rotated back inside the underwear102 and the clothing article is then returned to its normal wearposition.

The fabric flap 106 can be a conventional soft and stretchable fabricthat can be woven or knitted with elastic, stretchable strands. Thefabric flap 106, when inside the underwear garment 100, creates abarrier between the underwear fabric and the penis when the underwear102 is worn by a user. In this orientation, the fabric flap 106 allowsaccidental urine drip marks to be absorbed by an inner surface 126 ofthe fabric flap 106, and thereby eliminates staining of the underweargarment and the inner and outer surfaces of the clothing article beingworn by the user.

The fabric flap 106 can be stitched inside boxer-shorts, drawers, longdrawers, briefs, shorts or any male or female undergarment known in theart. Further, the fabric flap 106 is not visible to any other individualwhen the fabric flap 106 is in its stored orientation (refer to FIG. 1),thereby giving a conventional look to the underwear garment 100 and tothe clothing article being worn therewith.

FIG. 2 illustrates a plan view of the fabric flap 106 of one potentialembodiment of the underwear garment 100 of the present invention inaccordance with the disclosed architecture. The fabric flap 106 can begenerally rectangular or square in shape. Although, any geometric shapesuch as elliptical, pentagonal, circular, semi-circular or the like forthe fabric flap 106 is under the scope of the invention. The top edge204 is stitched to the inner lining of an underwear garment 102. Thelongitudinal edges 202, 206 and the lower edge 208 are unattached andare free to be pulled out and rotated over the waistband 104 of theunderwear 102. In one potential embodiment, the length of thelongitudinal edges 202, 206 is generally from about 4 inches to about 10inches, but is not limited within this range. The width W can begenerally equal to the length L of the flap 106. The flap 106 can alsobe planar and can be absorbent to quickly absorb drops of urine. Thelength L of the flap 106 can be generally equal to or less than the seamlength (till gusset of a conventional underwear) of the underwear 102 towhich the flap 106 is stitched. The width W of the flap 106 can begenerally enough to cover from about one third to about one half of theleg openings of the underwear garment.

FIG. 3A illustrates an enlarged view showing the stitching of the fabricflap 102 to the inner lining of the underwear 102 in accordance with thedisclosed architecture. The fabric flap 106 is sewn/stitched 108 alongthe front inner lining 1040 of an underwear garment 102. The stitching108 is flat, thereby providing comfort to the user. The waistband 104supports the flap 106 so as to maintain constant shape when the flap 106is in the deployed position and when inside the underwear garment 102(i.e. stored position). Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, the flap 106 issewn 108 on the inner lining 1040 of the underwear 102 such that theuser can comfortably wear the underwear 102. The flap 106 is sewn 108 inthe front portion of the waistband 104, which makes the flap 106 easilyaccessible prior to urinating (i.e. preparing to urinate) or using thebathroom.

The flap 106 can be integrated within any type, size or design of maleunderwear 102 and is of a size proportional to cover the frontal portionof the corresponding underwear. Additionally, the flap 106, when wornout after repeated use, can be replaced easily without restricting theelasticity of the underwear garment 102.

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view showing the steps of pulling outthe fabric flap 106 of the present invention out of the underwear foruse in accordance with the disclosed architecture. During use, the flap106, whose top edge 204 is sewn 108 along the inner lining 1040 of thewaistband 104, is pulled out and deployed by holding the flap 106 andmoving or rotating the free edges 202, 206, 208 outward to allow theflap 106 to be easily moved outside the underwear garment. The flap 106covers the front or outer surface of the clothing article when it ispulled out, and an outer facing surface 136 of the flap 106 can protectthe underwear 102 and the clothing article from urine droplets andstains during and after urination. The fabric flap 106 can be easilygrasped and pulled outward from the top of any undergarment to which thefabric flap 106 is stitched.

FIG. 5 illustrates a male underwear garment with a sewn fabric flap 106in a folded-out position of the present invention, when worn by a userin accordance with the disclosed architecture. As shown, the fabric flap106 is pulled out to cover the front portion of a pair of jeans 504 andunderwear 102 worn by the male wearer 500. During and after urinating,the urine drops 502 are caught by the fabric flap 106 and preventsstaining the jeans 504 and underwear 102 during and after urination. Thefabric flap 106 is positioned such that it maximizes protection againsturine drip marks 502 on the lower and frontal areas of jeans 504.

The color and shape of the fabric flap 106 of the present invention 100can be based on the underwear to which the flap is attached. The fabricflap 106 can be integrated within any type, size or design of maleunderwear and shorts. The fabric flap 106 can be formed using one ormore materials selected from the group, consisting of a natural fibersuch as cotton, hemp, bamboo, or silk, a regenerated fiber such as rayonor acetate, and a synthetic fiber such as nylon, acrylic, polyester orpolyurethane and mixtures thereof. The fabric flap 106 is also smooth tothe foreskin of the male reproductive organ of a user and does not blockthe leg openings of underwear, thus maintaining the ventilation effectof the underwear 102. Further, the flap 106 allows the male reproductiveorgan to be suspended naturally.

Certain terms are used throughout the following description and claimsto refer to particular features or components. As one skilled in the artwill appreciate, different persons may refer to the same feature orcomponent by different names. This document does not intend todistinguish between components or features that differ in name but notstructure or function. As used herein “improved underwear garment”,“underwear garment”, and “male underwear garment”, are interchangeableand refer to the improved underwear garment 100 of the presentinvention. Similarly, “fabric flap”, “fabric attachment”, “protectivefabric”, “protective attachment” and “flap” are interchangeable andrefer to fabric flap 106 of the present invention.

Notwithstanding the forgoing, the improved underwear garment 100 of thepresent invention can be of any suitable size and configuration as isknown in the art without affecting the overall concept of the invention,provided that it accomplishes the above-stated objectives. One ofordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the size, configurationand material of the improved underwear garment 100 as shown in the FIGS.are for illustrative purposes only, and that many other sizes and shapesof the improved underwear garment 100 are well within the scope of thepresent disclosure. Although the dimensions of the improved underweargarment 100 are important design parameters for user convenience, theimproved underwear garment 100 may be of any size that ensures optimalperformance during use and/or that suits the user's needs and/orpreferences.

Various modifications and additions can be made to the exemplaryembodiments discussed without departing from the scope of the presentinvention. While the embodiments described above refer to particularfeatures, the scope of this invention also includes embodiments havingdifferent combinations of features and embodiments that do not includeall of the described features. Accordingly, the scope of the presentinvention is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modificationsand variations as fall within the scope of the claims, together with allequivalents thereof.

What has been described above includes examples of the claimed subjectmatter. It is, of course, not possible to describe every conceivablecombination of components or methodologies for purposes of describingthe claimed subject matter, but one of ordinary skill in the art mayrecognize that many further combinations and permutations of the claimedsubject matter are possible. Accordingly, the claimed subject matter isintended to embrace all such alterations, modifications and variationsthat fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.Furthermore, to the extent that the term “includes” is used in eitherthe detailed description or the claims, such term is intended to beinclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as “comprising”is interpreted when employed as a transitional word in a claim.

What is claimed is:
 1. An underwear garment for protecting a clothingarticle from becoming stained, the underwear garment comprising: afabric attachment sewn along one edge to a waistband of said underweargarment; said fabric attachment is a protective flap including a firststored orientation and a second deployed orientation; said first storedorientation includes a first position inside said underwear garmentbetween a male reproductive organ and an inner side of said underweargarment; said second deployed orientation includes a second positionoutside said underwear garment between the male reproductive organ andan outer side of a clothing article; and said protective flap movablefrom said stored orientation to said deployed orientation to protectsaid outer side of said clothing article from stains during and afterurination of a user.
 2. The underwear garment of claim 1, wherein saidprotective flap is replaceable.
 3. The underwear garment of claim 1,wherein said protective flap comprises one or more materials selectedfrom a group consisting of a cotton, a hemp, a bamboo, a silk, a rayon,an acetate, a nylon, an acrylic, a polyester, and a polyurethane.
 4. Theunderwear garment of claim 1, wherein said protective flap comprises ashape selected from a group consisting of a rectangle, a square, and asemi-circle.
 5. The underwear garment of claim 1, wherein said one edgeis sewn to an inner lining of said waistband.
 6. The underwear garmentof claim 1, wherein said protective flap comprises a width and a length,and further wherein said width is generally equal to said length.
 7. Theunderwear garment of claim 6, wherein said length is generally fromabout 4 inches to about 10 inches.
 8. An underwear garment forprotecting a clothing article from becoming stained, the underweargarment comprising: a fabric attachment sewn along one edge to awaistband of said underwear garment; said one edge is sewn to an innerlining of said waistband; said fabric attachment is a protective flapincluding a first stored orientation and a second deployed orientation;said first stored orientation includes a first position inside saidunderwear garment between a male reproductive organ and an inner side ofsaid underwear garment; said second deployed orientation includes asecond position outside said underwear garment between the malereproductive organ and an outer side of a clothing article; saidprotective flap rotatable from said stored orientation to said deployedorientation to protect said outer side of said clothing article fromstains during and after urination of a user; and said protective flapabsorbs urine droplets and urinal backsplash in said deployedorientation during and after urination of the user.
 9. The underweargarment of claim 8, wherein said protective flap is replaceable.
 10. Theunderwear garment of claim 8, wherein said protective flap comprises oneor more materials selected from a group consisting of a cotton, a hemp,a bamboo, a silk, a rayon, an acetate, a nylon, an acrylic, a polyester,and a polyurethane.
 11. The underwear garment of claim 8, wherein saidprotective flap comprises a shape selected from a group consisting of arectangle, a square, and a semi-circle.
 12. The underwear garment ofclaim 8, wherein said protective flap includes a width and a length, andfurther wherein said width is generally equal to said length.
 13. Theunderwear garment of claim 12, wherein said length is generally fromabout 4 inches to about 10 inches.
 14. A method of protecting a clothingarticle from a urine stain, the method comprising the steps of:attaching a protective flap to an edge of a waistband of an underweargarment; storing said protective flap in a first position, wherein saidfirst position is inside said underwear garment between a malereproductive organ and an inner side of said underwear garment;deploying said protective flap in a second position, wherein said secondposition is outside said underwear garment between the male reproductiveorgan and an outer side of a clothing article; and moving saidprotective flap from said first position to said second position toprotect an outer side of the clothing article during and after urinationof a user, wherein said protective flap absorbs urine droplets andurinal backsplash in said second position during and after urination ofthe user.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein said attaching aprotective flap to an edge of a waistband of an underwear garmentfurther includes sewing one side of said protective flap to a waistbandof said underwear garment.
 16. The method of claim 14 further comprisinga step of moving said protective flap from said second position to saidfirst position after urination of a user.
 17. The method of claim 14,wherein said protective flap comprises one or more materials selectedfrom a group consisting of a cotton, a hemp, a bamboo, a silk, a rayon,an acetate, a nylon, an acrylic, a polyester, and a polyurethane. 18.The method of claim 14, wherein said protective flap comprises a shapeselected from a group consisting of a rectangle, a square, and asemi-circle.
 19. The method of claim 15, wherein said edge of saidwaistband is an inner lining of said waistband.
 20. The underweargarment of claim 14, wherein said protective flap includes a width and alength; and wherein said width is generally equal to said length.